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Mary Chinery-Hesse

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Mary Chinery-Hesse
Chancellor of the University of Ghana
Assumed office
1 August 2018
Preceded byKofi Annan
Personal details
Born
Mary Blay

(1938-10-29) 29 October 1938 (age 86)
NationalityGhanaian
SpouseL.J. Chinery-Hesse
Children
  • Herman
  • Naa Bortei-Doku
  • Mary-Maude
Parents
Alma mater
Occupation
Known for
Awards

Mary Chinery-Hesse,FAAS, OSG, née Blay (wɔwoo no Ɔbɛse 29, 1938)[1] ɔyɛ amanɔne osom edwumayɛfo na ogyina wɔ amanaman mu dwumadzi ma Ghana na ɔyɛ edwuma dɛ basia a odzii kan bɛyɛɛ Chancellor ma University of Ghana, ɔhyɛɛ n'edwuma ase wɔ Dzifuu 1, 2018.[2] Ɔyɛ basia a odzii kan bɛyɛɛ Deputy Kwankyerɛfo n'abadzekyir wɔ International Labour Organization.[3][4][5][6][7]

Abrabɔ Ahyɛse na nwomasua

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Mary Blay wɔwoo no ma Robert Samuel Blay, mbranyimfo, mbra edwumayɛfo na atemmbuafo panyin wɔ Supreme Court of Ghana wɔ amanbu mber a odzi kan no mu. Ne maame yɛ was Dinah Blay. Onyaa ne ntoado nwomasua wɔ Wesley Girls' Senior High School wɔ Cape Coast.[7] Onyaa abodzin nkrataa wɔ  BA (Hons) mu wɔ Sociology and Economics, and Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) fri University of Ghana ɔyɛ ne suapɔn mu ntoado wɔ Development Economics mu wɔ University of Dublin.[8][9]

Ɔhyɛɛ n'edwuma ase, Mary Chinery-Hesse na ɔyɛ Principal Secretary wɔ Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, na  ɔkyerɛfo edwumayɛfo  ma National Economic Planning Council.[10] Ɔkɔ hyɛɛ  UN mu wɔ 1981 na ɔbɛyɛɛ First African Woman Resident Coordinator ma United Nations System na Resident Representative ma UNDP na aman ahorow a ibi nye, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Seychelles, na Uganda.[10] Ɔyɛɛ panyin a ɔda dwumadzi  Consultative Committee on Programme and Operational Questions (CCPOQ) ma United Nations fri 1993 dze kɔ 1998,  Commonwealth Expert Group of Eminent Persons on Structural Adjustment and Women na odzii akotsen wɔ dwumadzi ne ho nsɛm kyerɛw ho, Engendering Adjustment.[10] Ɔka Council of African Advisers of the World Bank kuw no ho fri 1992 dze kɔ 1998.[10] Wɔ 1990 mu no, oyɛɛ eguamutranyi ma High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on Review of Progress in the Implementation of the Programme for the Least Developed Countries.[10] Na ɔka  Eminent Persons’ Advisory Panel of the African Union kuw ho na ɔsom wɔ Zedillo Commission,wɔ nyim  dɛ Distinguished High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on Financing for Development.[10]

Wɔ afe 1989, ɔbɛyɛɛ basia a odzii kan bɛyɛɛ Deputy Director-General of the International Labour Organization wɔ Geneva, Switzerland.[2][10] Ɔsom dɛɛ afotufo ma John Kufour, nkane Ɔmanpanyin wɔ Ghana. Na ɔyɛ eguamutranyi n'abadzekyir wɔ National Development Planning Commission.[10]

Ɔsom wɔ edwumakuw ahorow mu a ibi nye Centre for Policy Analysis na  Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.[10] Na ɔyɛ Commissioner wɔ Public Utilities Regulatory Commission na wɔ Commission on HIV/AIDS na Governance in Africa.[10]

Ɔbɛyɛɛ Chancellor wɔ University of Ghana. Ɔhyɛɛ edwuma ase wɔ 1 August 2018, na ɔbɛdzii Kofi Annan n'adze, dɛɛ nkane UN Secretary-General.[11]


Chinery-Hesse Committee

Erstwhile Aban wɔ nkane Ɔmanpanyin  John Kufour na onye ne sii do dze akyerɛ ɔsom n'ewie ho mfaso end/emoluments of Article 71 officer holders.[12][13]

Ɔware Lebrecht James Chinery-Hesse (1930-2018), a ɔyɛ Ghananyi mbra edwumayɛfo na nkane principal state attorney a na ɔyɛ amanɔne edwuma ahorow wɔ Sierra Leone, Zambia na Uganda, na Ghana Aban dze Grand Medal abasobɔdze maa no.[14] Hɔn ba banyin, Herman Chinery-Hesse yɛ software entrepreneur.[citation needed]

• Chinnery-Hesse, Mary et al. (1989) "Engendering adjustment for the 1990s : report of a Commonwealth expert group on women and structural adjustment" London: Commonwealth Secretariat[15]

Egyapadze

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Fri 2010 dze kɔ 2013, na ɔka kuw Panel of the Wise ho, nyimpa kuw a wɔ ma afotu wɔ African Union for West Africa na edwumakuw mu eguamutranyi ma Zenith Bank, Ghana.[16][17]

Abasobɔdze na enyimuyamhyɛ

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Chinery-Hesse ɔman ne Abasobɔdze kɛse  a ɔyɛ Order of the Star of Ghana wɔ John Kufour n'aban mu. Ɔsanso nyaa Gusi Peace Prize  ma International Diplomacy and Humanitarianism wɔ Manila, Philippines, wɔ 24 November 2010.[11][18] Wɔ November 2021, Onyaa Abasobɔdze  dɛ honorary doctorate a University of London dze maa no wɔ ma ɔyɛ dze boa nyimpa dɔm ho edwuma no.[1][3]


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  2. "Chinery-Hesse reappointed as chancellor of the University of Ghana". GhanaWeb (in English). 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  3. "Mrs Mary Chinery-Hesse | The Global African Investment Summit". tgais. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. "Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs - MOWAC". femaleachievers. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  5. "Dr. Mary Chinery-Hesse". idpc. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  6. "COMMISSIONERS' BIOGRAPHIES | West African Drugs Commission". wacommissionondrugs. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  7. "First female Chancellor for University of Ghana to be sworn-in Wednesday". Myjoyonline. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.